I was not named a MacArthur Fellow, but Chris Thile was:
So was Claire Chase (“My parents took me …”. Gotta love that!):
& bow maker Benoît Rolland:
I think I will win a MacArthur when they give them out for very silly whiners. I am the silliest whiny person, after all!
Not a bad thing, Patty, as long as you choose your battles wisely. One of our wisest philosophers was a whiner from the get-go: Henry David Thoreau was thrown in the clink for it.
“It’s fine to build castles in the air; just put foundations under them.”
& the quote most meaningful in our technological age: “Simplify, simplify, simplify!!! Keep your accounts on your thumbnail.”
On Walden Pond…I highly recommend it to you.
Best,
john
Hmm. I just put superglue on MY thumbnail, John! 😉
I really should read On Walden Pond …
You can.
http://gutenberg.readingroo.ms/2/0/205/205-h/205-h.htm
Enjoy!
john
… and I will, but first I’m slogging through a book by A. S. Byatt. (I’m a very slow reader these days … mostly because I waste my time on the computer, I’m sorry to say.) Thanks John!